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	<title>Deep Sea News &#187; Japan</title>
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		<title>Okinawa Ribbon Eel!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Zelnio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently the google plus video embedder is broken, but you can watch it on their Google Plus page here. Video by Nori Sakamato on G+. Used with permission. Ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita) is from 50m deep in Kume Island, Okinawa. ]]></description>
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		<title>Emmett Duffy Wins Inaugural Kobe Prize in Marine Biology</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Zelnio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very excited to hear today that VIMS marine biologist Emmett Duffy won a big prize in marine biology established by Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe, Japan. He is fantastic marine blogger with the awesome Sea Monster blog, as well as a twitterer. It consists of a cash prize, half of which was donated to Japan&#8217;s <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/10/emmett-duffy-wins-inaugural-kobe-prize-in-marine-biology/">Emmett Duffy Wins Inaugural Kobe Prize in Marine Biology<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Emmett Duffy Wins Inaugural Kobe Prize in Marine Biology avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/66f16fda7525df52d085b67feffaeb52?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Follow along with Fukushima researchers</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/06/follow-along-with-fukushima-researchers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>para_sight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a research cruise underway right now to study the impacts of radiation release from the Fukushima disaster in Japan, using the UNOLS/U. Hawaii ship R/V Kaimikai-O-Kanaloa.  You can read the overview here and  follow the at sea blog of the 17 researchers here.  The cruise features scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic, U. Tokyo, U. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/06/follow-along-with-fukushima-researchers/">Follow along with Fukushima researchers<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Follow along with Fukushima researchers avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/b1d390f3accea65ab713e0738116d91c?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Tracking radiation effects off Fukushima</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/06/tracking-radiation-effects-off-fukushima/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend marked the beginning of a new scientific expedition,  investigating how leaked radiation may be affecting marine life around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.  The cruise is carrying 17 scientists,  led by Ken Buesseler from Wood&#8217;s Hole: [Nicholas] Fisher [of Stony Brook University] is leading the effort to study how marine life takes <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/06/tracking-radiation-effects-off-fukushima/">Tracking radiation effects off Fukushima<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Tracking radiation effects off Fukushima avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/20d1f47cab1a0d600f70354327f925d0?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The end of whaling in Japan?</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/04/the-end-of-whaling-in-japan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. M</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation & Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: No sooner did I post this did I find out it&#8217;s a hoax.  Of course, this reaffirms a long held tenet of mine:  when things seem to good to be true&#8230;they are. A report that the Japanese government will scrap all research whaling has been dismissed as a hoax. The report, tracked back to a <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/04/the-end-of-whaling-in-japan/">The end of whaling in Japan?<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='The end of whaling in Japan? avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7ef25d7f0a53b2d304a473ccc74d0dc8?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Japan Finds Radiation in Fish</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/04/japan-finds-radiation-in-fish/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Go back to work there is nothing to see here Japanese authorities said Tuesday they had discovered for the first time fish swimming off the country&#8217;s Pacific coast carrying high levels of radioactive materials. The finding, the latest blow from the nuclear crisis, is stoking concerns about environmental damage to local marine life, the safety <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/04/japan-finds-radiation-in-fish/">Japan Finds Radiation in Fish<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Japan Finds Radiation in Fish avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7ef25d7f0a53b2d304a473ccc74d0dc8?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Japan Releases Radioactive Water Into Sea</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/04/japan-releases-radioactive-water-into-sea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 03:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And in other disturbing news today Japanese engineers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have been forced to release radioactive waste water into the sea&#8230;Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) was forced on Monday to release low-level radioactive seawater that had been used to cool overheated fuel rods after it ran out of storage <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/04/japan-releases-radioactive-water-into-sea/">Japan Releases Radioactive Water Into Sea<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Japan Releases Radioactive Water Into Sea avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7ef25d7f0a53b2d304a473ccc74d0dc8?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Give Akaiwa A Medal and a Life Supply of Sapporo Already!</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/03/13222/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Zelnio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When darkness strikes, the Earth crumbles beneath your feet and Tsunamis ravish what was once your life, one man stands in defiance of the awesome forces of nature. This man is&#8230; Hideaki Akaiwa! For most of us regular folks, this is the sort of shit that would make us throw up our hands, swear loudly, <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/03/13222/">Give Akaiwa A Medal and a Life Supply of Sapporo Already!<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Give Akaiwa A Medal and a Life Supply of Sapporo Already! avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/66f16fda7525df52d085b67feffaeb52?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Japan&#8217;s Drilling Vessel Chikyu Damaged By Tsunami</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/03/japans-drilling-vessel-chikyu-damaged-by-tsunami/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember Chikyu? Japan&#8217;s monster ship also called “Godzilla-maru” because of its 210 m length and a drill derrick that rises 100 m off the deck. The rig dwarfs the Statue of Liberty, nearly matches the height of the St. Louis arch. Japans half-billion-dollar deep-sea drilling vessel was also a casualty of the tsunami following the <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/03/japans-drilling-vessel-chikyu-damaged-by-tsunami/">Japan&#8217;s Drilling Vessel Chikyu Damaged By Tsunami<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Japan&#8217;s Drilling Vessel Chikyu Damaged By Tsunami avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7ef25d7f0a53b2d304a473ccc74d0dc8?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Did Outsider Pressure Speed The End Of Japan’s Antarctic Whaling—Or Prolong It? &#124; Carl Safina</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/03/did-outsider-pressure-speed-the-end-of-japan%e2%80%99s-antarctic-whaling%e2%80%94or-prolong-it-carl-safina/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[But I wonder: If Westerners had ignored Japan’s whaling, would its whaling have died sooner, of its own internal economic problems? via Did Outsider Pressure Speed The End Of Japan’s Antarctic Whaling—Or Prolong It? &#124; Carl Safina. ]]></description>
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